A–Z Glossary

Flexion

Flexion is a labor movement in which the baby’s chin tucks toward the chest to help the head fit through the pelvis.

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How baby moves during pushing

How baby moves during pushing

The second stage: more than pushing downward The second stage of labor begins when the cervix is fully dilated and ends with birth. This is the phase many people call the pushing stage, but the baby’s movement is more complex than a straight-line passage. The fetal head must fit through a curved, muscular, bony canal […]